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In this paper, a novel algorithm for slippage detection is presented. Based on fast, easy-to-perform processing, the proposed algorithm generates an ON\/OFF signal relating to the presence\/absence of slippage. The method can be applied either on the raw output of a force sensor or to its calibrated force signal, and yields comparable results if applied to both normal or tangential components. A biomimetic fingertip that integrates piezoresistive MEMS sensors was employed for evaluating the method performance. Each sensor had four units, thus providing 16 mono-axial signals for the analysis. A mechatronic platform was used to produce relative movement between the finger and the test surfaces (tactile stimuli). Three surfaces with submillimetric periods were adopted for the method evaluation, and 10 experimental trials were performed per each surface. Results are illustrated in terms of slippage events detection and of latency between the slippage itself and its onset.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/s17081844","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2017,8,10]],"date-time":"2017-08-10T10:34:35Z","timestamp":1502361275000},"page":"1844","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":50,"title":["Slippage Detection with Piezoresistive Tactile Sensors"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"17","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5217-6663","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Rocco","family":"Romeo","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Research Unit of Biomedical Robotics and Biomicrosystems, Universit\u00e0 Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Rome 00128, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1489-5701","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Calogero","family":"Oddo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"The BioRobotics Institute, Scuola Superiore Sant\u2019Anna, Pisa 56127, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Maria","family":"Carrozza","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"The BioRobotics Institute, Scuola Superiore Sant\u2019Anna, Pisa 56127, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Eugenio","family":"Guglielmelli","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Research Unit of Biomedical Robotics and Biomicrosystems, Universit\u00e0 Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Rome 00128, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Loredana","family":"Zollo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Research Unit of Biomedical Robotics and Biomicrosystems, Universit\u00e0 Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Rome 00128, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2017,8,10]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"195","DOI":"10.1016\/j.robot.2015.07.015","article-title":"Tactile sensing in dexterous robot hands\u2014Review","volume":"74","author":"Kappassov","year":"2015","journal-title":"Robot. 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